Garage fire threatens homes, scorches vehicles

CLEARLAKE ? A detached garage went up in flames early Wednesday morning damaging multiple vehicles and boats along with two homes on 32nd Avenue and Boyles in Clearlake.

At 1:17 a.m. Lake County Fire Protection District responded to a report of a garage fire, according to Battalion Chief George Murch. "While we were en route, we were alerted by REACH helicopter personnel who were flying over, that the structure was fully-involved. So we called for mutual aid to station 75 from Clearlake Oaks," Murch said.

A neighboring family fled their home as the fire blew out the windows. The blaze engulfed the garage, four-to five boats, four-to-five vehicles, a fence and a recreational vehicle. Damage was sustained to an 8-foot-by-10-foot shed and the siding of two homes.

No injuries were sustained as a result of the fire, according to Murch.

Fire personnel responded with two engines and a watertender. Firefighters efforts were hampered at one point because of trouble with a hydrant. The hydrant issue was reported to the proper authorities. The cause of the fire is under investigation.